Where does “underirrigate” come from?
underirrigate (English) comes from English irrigate, from Latin irrigatus, from Latin irrigō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
underirrigate (English): To irrigate inadequately
Definitions
- To irrigate inadequately
Ancestry of “underirrigate”, step by step
underirrigate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English irrigate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | irrigate | To supply with water, by building ditches,... |
| 2 | Latin | irrigatus | watered, irrigated; flooded, inundated;... |
| 3 | Latin | irrigō | to water or irrigate |
| 4 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 5 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |